After at least an extra month of guarded anticipation, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (DNR) finally released oil and gas production data on 86 wells producing from the Utica shale during 2012.  Keep Reading »

In January 2013 Antero announced in their corporate budget they would be investing roughly $150 million in the Utica/Point Pleasant in 2013 while bringing in two rigs to develop their leasehold. On Monday, Antero updated their shareholders during their 1st quarter earnings call to inform them of their progress in the Utica Keep Reading »

OOGEEP's firefighter training reached a milestone recently when it trained its 1,000th firefighter for oilfield emergencies. While incidents in Ohio’s oil and gas fields are rare, it’s comforting knowing that if an event occurs that the most courageous among us are armed with the best strategies and approaches in tackling this situation. Keep Reading »

As many of us in eastern Ohio have seen, there has been a tremendous amount of pipeline work happening in this portion of the state. The new pipeline work is now needed due to the liquids rich gas that the Utica Shale/Point Pleasant provides. The gas coming from the Utica/Point Pleasant wells contain natural gas liquids like butane, propane, ethane and pentane. These components are what make the Utica Shale so exciting since they sell at a rate much higher than dry natural gas.  Keep Reading »

Call it the comeback of the century. Thanks in large part to Utica shale development, the blue-collar, hard-working, never say die, steel town is making steel again. Folks have heard this over the last two years, but what some might not know is the while the $1.1 billion V&M Star plant is huge, the heart of it is even bigger. The facility looks to be the anchor for the rebirth and growth of what is being called the Route 422 "Economic Gateway". Keep Reading »